
We Listened To All Of New Music Friday So You Don't Have To: Umi Copper, Billie Eilish, Au/Ra
30 March 2018, 10:01
| Written by
Laurence Day
Shellebrate the bank holiday double-whammy in style by cracking open our rundown of the most eggsellent tracks out this New Music Friday.
Enjoy our all killer, no filler guide to this week's releases below (plus a few special numbers from New Music Fridays past that we can't stop listening to).
Short On Time? Definitely Don't Miss These:
- A breathtaking, vital debut from mysterious newcomer Umi Copper
- Sigrid's pared-back heartbreaker "I Don't Want It All"
- Avocado fiend Billie Eilish has finally put "bitches broken hearts" on Spotify
- Rampaging warmth and dislocated beats from HALEY
- Balmy tongue-in-cheek brilliance from LAISH
- Au/Ra's teamed up with CamelPhat on an electronic pop stunner
- A taste of the debut album from ungoogleable pop project Her
- Mellah returns with a janky, Tom Waits-esque track
- The giant hooks on Grace VanderWaal's new number "Clearly"
- Retro rock 'n' roll from fraternal nostalgists The Lemon Twigs
Listen to the full playlist and then let us us know which tracks you're loving!
Latest
- Billy Nomates shares new single, "Plans"
- Folk Bitch Trio signs to Jagjaguwar and shares new single, "The Actor"
- Adrianne Lenker details debut live album, Live at Revolution Hall'
- Joy Guidry details forthcoming album, Five Prayers
- Asher White signs to Joyful Noise and shares new single, "Kratom Headache Girls Night"
- M(h)aol share new single, "I Miss My Dog"
- BICEP unveil new DOVE single “CHROMA 009 KR36”
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